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Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check - Feb 12, 2021
February 12, 2021
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Gorilla Glue Girl update: If you felt sorry for TESSICA BROWN, who used some Gorilla Glue to set her hair --and then couldn't get it out for a month-- you're not alone. As you probably know, Beverly Hills plastic surgeon MICHAEL OBENG performed surgery to get the glue out of the 40-year-old’s hair --a $12,500 procedure-- for free after the story went public. But there have been 59 different GoFundMe pages started after her surgery, and as of Thursday afternoon, one of them which she started herself had reached $20,687.
For the current total, go HERE.
Stupdity number two: And if that Gorilla Glue story wasn't enough to dissuade you, you'll be interested to find out that there's now a "Gorilla Glue Challenge." And it's not a good thing. Baton Rouge, Louisiana's LEN MARTIN says he decided to create the challenge after seeing Tessica's problems. He told the press he did it to prove that it wasn't as serious as it seemed. But after getting a Solo Cup stuck to his lip after using gorilla glue to stick it on, he had to make a trip to the ER to get it taken off by what he called “painful peeling.” And the doctor told him if the lip doesn't heal properly, he will have to have it taken off via surgery.
Movie news: The Hollywood Reporter says JAMES CAMERON is working on a made-for-TV film and possibly a series for CBS-TV based on his famous 1994 movie, "True Lies," starring JAMIE LEE CURTIS and ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER. No word on the stars for the production yet.
Today (Friday) is the day “Love Story's” ALI MacGRAW and RYAN O'NEAL will be getting adjoining stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The movie was out in 1970, which (of course) means they're getting the honor after 51 years! The film did pick up seven Oscar nominations (winning one for the score). The 11:30 am (West Coast Time) ceremony will be held at 7057 Hollywood Boulevard, which will be the permanent location for the stars. Several other stars have received double stars on the Walk of Fame --GOLDIE HAWN and KURT RUSSELL in May of 2017. Broadway stars CYNDI LAUPER and HARVEY FIERSTEIN and "Frozen" stars IDINA MENZEL and KRISTIN BELL are some of the other pairs who have double stars on the Walk of Fame.
STEPHEN KING has a new book coming out next month... called "Later," it's about a boy who's the son of a single mother... who was born with an unnatural ability to see what no one else can see and learn what no one else can learn. And he gets caught up in a quest when a NYPD detective gets him to join him in pursuit of a killer.
What's your favorite EDDIE MURPHY movie? Men's Health magazine asked readers and their favorites were:
--"Coming to America," 39.9%
--"Beverly Hills Cop," 36.3%
--"Trading Places," 21.9%
We'll see if "Coming 2 America," his new movie on Amazon Prime Video, can break into the list. -
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